The Meeker herald., 1887-02-12

AtN'Iongresainiui hciisth WIS elected
0hited States Senator from Texas on
D. thir,y-second ballot Of the Legisla-
Orc OF that State. In Indiana David
xtrpie was chosen, but u contest Is
fobable.
Senator Bowen has introduced bill
y the United States Senate granting to
b. Denver and Rio Graude Railway
Company the right Of way through the
eili,ary reservation at Fort Crawford.
Colorado.
An act has been approved by the
President by which Is fixed the day for
eie meeting Of the Presidential electors,
AID to provide for and regulate the
counting of the electoral vote. and the
ycision Of questions arising ,iorron.
Alyiccs from Pagosa Springs. the
county seat Of Archui-ia county, state
that a state Of anarchy prevails there.
The County Commissioners have in
yolyel that county 81 deeply In deb,
thai isc people arc making vigorous
sick ssainst further mi,rul-.
Bill Mccoy. the dcpcraio who short
time ago sho, ani killed Deputy Sheriff
Oweils at Lusk. Wyoming. aui after.
wanis escaped from Jail, boldly returned
To That town nn the ~. aud i-rfurizci
anl drhcL the citizens with brace Of
rryolscrs. lie was captured in res
ixurant by i've men armed with shot.
guns.
While force Of men We're nt work
replacing the ears OF the Denver. Mar
shal and BOULDER railroad. which had
been blown from the track near Den.
yer. heavy chain attached Ia n derrick.
with which u ear was being lifted, gave
Way aud one 81 the ends struck Charles
D.nniscn over the heart He was
placed hn board the cars, but died be-
fore rs.ching Denver.
A borribl- railroad accident hap
,rnc,i las, Saturday ON the Central
Vermont railroad. \ passenger train
jnmr<i the track jus, bciof. reaching
y bridge near Woodstock, owing Ia u
brok'si raii. aud fell over mn abuim.nt
into the White river. ii,y feet below.
of titrty mine dead bodies recovered.
only i've were recognizable. About
sixty persons In all We're killed.
. At meeting Of miners and min.
operators ut I..adviii.. the following
MAS unanimously adopted: ''R.solvcd
t,s Ssl..sss - fLSut~ts. n
kHiiyn regarding the taxation OF
r.Ssa. lie mining men of Lake county
In bass meeting assembled declare that
The will favor ANY fair and just taxa
t!a u III. mines, and disslaim any de-
sit la cyadc u just share Of the burdens
Of aaai!on."
lie United States Senate gave the
l!a's tail little twist In regard Ia tie
fi>.cry dispute, and 'ir Canadian pres
IL iowling In n bciligcrcni tone. I'll.
advancement that England will soon
@sl fleet nt war ycs1rls Ia cruise oil
u east coast Of the Dominion. In the
ii.sing waters. creates an excitement III
p,blic circles. and IL will probably pro-
DIE the effect of securing liberal ap
piPriaiion- for the construction Of new
s'ps and the proper equipment Of our
c,tst dcfcnscs.
Tho trunk shipped 10 Baltimore re-
c.tily. containing hcadlcts body, has
bi,ughi To light u horrible murder. II
a,,cars that the body WIS that Of
hgust !.oilc and his slayer was I'd
wtd Ungcr. The deed was don. In
NV York City. and after mutilating
us corpse rngcr expressed 1t TO Balti.
n,re. Detectives soon traced the mys-
tssv 10 Cnger's residence and found til.
Implements with which til. murder was
g tsnmittcd, and the man was placed I'M
d.f arrest. Subsequently he confessed
blying done the deed. but claims he
O. me II In self defense and disposed of
lie body In this peculiar way to save
Himself aud family from disgrace.
In Northern Ohio there is much cN-
element over the possibility Of war
rith Canada. and Governor Foraker is
tceiving letters from patriotic citizens
skiing leave To raise home militia con-
panics. In connection with this n
United States army man has revealed
what has hitherto remained unpub.
lished. During the discussion of the
Canadian trouble the War Department
at Washington ascertaincd minutely
the strength of the military in every
State. and requested from the Ohio au-
information rs Ia the number
Of troops. their arms. and the time in
which they could he concentrated in
Cleveland in case of an attack on the
Canadian border.
Reports have gone abroad that the
present winter has been severe one on
the range cattle of Wyoming. and that
the losses have been more than the
average of past years. These reports
are denied by parties who have taken
trips through the Territory and inter.
viewed a number of gentlemen largely
Interested IN cattle and whose herds are
well scattered They agree that the